«In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over my mind ever since.
“Wheneveryou feel like criticing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in the world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
He didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgements, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me a victim of not a few veteran bores.»

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald